2024 Year in Review Special Section – Santos’ indictment and guilty plea

2023 was a difficult year for former Rep. George Santos, which ended with his ousting from the House of Representatives after a year-long battle following an expose of his fictionalized background and a 23-count federal indictment falling upon him.

But 2024 proved to be another difficult year for Santos as he continued to deal with legal challenges in his federal fraud indictment, which he ultimately pleaded guilty to in August.